SB385
Senate Bill
Passed
Public Health - Recommendations for Immunizations, Screenings, and Preventive Services - Pharmacist Administration and Required Health Insurance Coverage (The Vax Act)
Requiring the Secretary of Health to issue recommendations for certain immunizations, screenings, and preventive services based on certain evidence-based scientific and clinical guidance; requiring the Secretary, before adopting a recommendation for a certain preventive service to hold a notice and comments period, obtain a certain analysis from the Maryland Health Care Commission, and cite the basis for the recommendation; altering the authority of pharmacists to administer certain vaccinations; etc.
Bill Details
State
Maryland
Session
2026 Regular Session
Chamber
Senate
Official Source
LegiScan
Sponsors
Malcolm Augustine
(Sen - D)
Pamela Beidle
(Sen - D)
Kevin Harris
(Sen - D)
Shelly Hettleman
(Sen - D)
Cheryl Kagan
(Sen - D)
Nancy King
(Sen - D)
Clarence Lam
(Sen - D)
Karen Lewis Young
(Sen - D)
Sara Love
(Sen - D)
Craig Zucker
(Sen - D)
Action History
2026-04-07
H
Third Reading Passed (105-32)
2026-04-03
H
Favorable Adopted Second Reading Passed
2026-04-03
H
Favorable Report by Health
2026-03-25
H
Hearing 4/02 at 1:00 p.m.
2026-03-23
H
Referred Health
2026-03-23
S
Third Reading Passed (32-12)
2026-03-20
S
Second Reading Passed with Amendments
2026-03-20
S
Favorable with Amendments {583921/1 Adopted
2026-03-20
S
Favorable with Amendments Report by Finance
2026-01-27
S
Hearing 2/10 at 1:00 p.m.
2026-01-27
S
First Reading Finance
Votes
2026-03-23
Third Reading Passed
Yea: 32
Nay: 12
Committee Referrals
2026-01-27
S
Finance
2026-03-23
H
Health
Amendments
2026-03-20
Favorable with Amendments 583921/1 Adopted
Adopted
Bill Text Versions
2026-01-27
Introduced
2026-03-20
Engrossed
Subjects
Health Care Facilities and Regulation
Health - Insurance
Health Occupations
Children (4-12)
Electronic Government
Health
Health, Department of
Health Insurance
Immunization
Infants and Toddlers (0-3)
internet
Pharmacists and Pharmacies
Public Information
Standards and Best Practices
Time
Health Care Commission
Notices
studies
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